Quitman, Mississippi climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Quitman's normal year runs from 36°F January nights to 91°F July afternoons. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 17.9°C, January lows of 2°C, July highs of 33°C.
- NOAA stationQuitman (2 mi NNE)
- Station IDUSC00227252
- Location32.07°N 88.72°W
- Elevation213 ft (65 m)
- Population1,948
On October 22, the normal high in Quitman is 74°F and the normal low 48°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Quitman.
- Jan 58° 36°
- Feb 63° 39°
- Mar 71° 45°
- Apr 77° 51°
- May 84° 59°
- Jun 90° 67°
- Jul 91° 69°
- Aug 91° 69°
- Sep 88° 64°
- Oct 77° 51°
- Nov 67° 42°
- Dec 60° 38°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Quitman each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 91°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 36°F.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58°F | 36°F | 46.9°F | – | <1 | 13 | 10 h 20 min |
| February | 63°F | 39°F | 50.9°F | – | <1 | 10 | 11 h |
| March | 71°F | 45°F | 57.8°F | – | <1 | 4 | 12 h |
| April | 77°F | 51°F | 64.0°F | – | <1 | 1 | 13 h |
| May | 84°F | 59°F | 71.5°F | – | 5 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 90°F | 67°F | 78.4°F | – | 13 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| July | 91°F | 69°F | 80.1°F | – | 20 | <1 | 14 h |
| August | 91°F | 69°F | 79.8°F | – | 19 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 88°F | 64°F | 75.6°F | – | 9 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 77°F | 51°F | 63.9°F | – | 1 | 1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 67°F | 42°F | 54.3°F | – | <1 | 6 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 60°F | 38°F | 48.9°F | – | <1 | 11 | 10 h |
| Year (annual) | 76°F | 52°F | 64.3°F | – | 68 | 44 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14°C | 2°C | 8.3°C |
| February | 17°C | 4°C | 10.5°C |
| March | 22°C | 7°C | 14.3°C |
| April | 25°C | 11°C | 17.8°C |
| May | 29°C | 15°C | 21.9°C |
| June | 32°C | 20°C | 25.8°C |
| July | 33°C | 21°C | 26.7°C |
| August | 33°C | 21°C | 26.6°C |
| September | 31°C | 18°C | 24.2°C |
| October | 25°C | 11°C | 17.7°C |
| November | 19°C | 5°C | 12.4°C |
| December | 15°C | 3°C | 9.4°C |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Meridian (18 miles away), gets 1 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00227252; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
When is the best weather to visit Quitman?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May, October and November.
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00227252.
When is the last frost in Quitman?
In Quitman, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 18 in half of years and after April 7 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 10 in half of years and before October 23 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- March 181 year in 10 after April 7; 9 in 10 after February 28
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 101 year in 10 before October 23; 9 in 10 before December 3
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 236 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 267 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 4 in half of springs and before November 26 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Quitman in zone 8b in ZIP code 39363, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Mississippi · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00227252; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get in Quitman?
In a normal year in Quitman, 68 days a year reach 90°F (3 of them 100°F or more) and 44 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 68a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 3a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 44a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1954) is 105°F, on June 15, 1963; the lowest is −3°F, on January 13, 1962.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1964, with 81.70 in; the snowiest season is 1967–68, with 4.8 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00227252; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00227252. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Quitman?
Over a year 78% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Quitman, 4.6 kWh per square metre a day. September is the sunniest month (82%) and February the cloudiest (68%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 71% | 2.8 |
| February | 68% | 3.3 |
| March | 72% | 4.4 |
| April | 77% | 5.6 |
| May | 80% | 6.1 |
| June | 81% | 6.4 |
| July | 80% | 6.0 |
| August | 81% | 5.6 |
| September | 82% | 5.1 |
| October | 80% | 4.1 |
| November | 78% | 3.2 |
| December | 69% | 2.4 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How much heating and cooling does Quitman need?
A normal year in Quitman brings 2,295 heating degree days, 57% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,082 cooling degree days, 2.3 times the median (908). Four months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 5,743 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 563 | 2 |
| February | 400 | 5 |
| March | 249 | 26 |
| April | 109 | 79 |
| May | 17 | 220 |
| June | 0 | 403 |
| July | 0 | 468 |
| August | 0 | 459 |
| September | 5 | 321 |
| October | 117 | 81 |
| November | 334 | 13 |
| December | 502 | 5 |
| Year (annual) | 2,295 | 2,082 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00227252. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
How does Quitman's climate compare?
Quitman is warmer than 46 of the other 80 places with their own NOAA record in Mississippi. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 64.3°F is warmer than 86%.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers.
Which places near Quitman share this climate record?
4 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Stonewall, MS841 people · 6 mi NW
- Enterprise, MS479 people · 9 mi NW
- Lisman, AL398 people · 26 mi E
- Pachuta, MS197 people · 10 mi W
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Quitman's climate
What is the coldest month in Quitman?
January, with a normal high of 58°F and a normal low of 36°F. The warmest is July (91°F by day, 69°F at night).
Does it snow in Quitman?
Rarely. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Quitman's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Meridian (18 miles away), records 1 inches of snow in a normal year.
What plant hardiness zone is Quitman in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Quitman in zone 8b in ZIP code 39363, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Quitman?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 18; in one year in ten it comes after April 7. Waiting until April 7 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Mississippi climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- P Harrison Archusa, MS2 miles from this station, 65.0°F a year
- Meridian, MS18 miles from this station, 65.9°F a year
- Waynesboro, MS27 miles from this station, 65.2°F a year
- Newton, MS27 miles from this station, 63.2°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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